Pre-Arrival

Airport Arrival Form

Spring 2015 Semester

DIRECTIONS: Please complete this form so that the Office of International Services can arrange for an airport pick up for you. This form must be submitted at least TWO WEEKS before your arrival date in order to guarantee airport pick up. This service is provided for NEW international students ONLY, arriving for their first semester at Governors State University.

IMPORTANT: New international students who wish to be picked up from the airport must arrive at Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) or Chicago Midway Airport (MDW) between these dates and times: Spring 2015 Semester: January 10-13th, 9:00 am - 8:00 pm Central Standard Time (CST)

After you complete the Arrival Form, please email a copy of your flight itinerary to ois@govst.edu.

* Do you want someone to pick you up at the airport?

* Flight Departure Location (City, Country):

Yes

No

* Flight Departure Date (Month/Day/Year) (eg. 05/10/2013):

* Flight Departure Time:

/ /

* Will you be transferring at an airport in the United States before arriving at Chicago?

* Arrival Airport:

Yes

No

* Arrival Date (Month/Day/Year) (eg. 05/10/2013):

* Arrival Time (Central Standard Time CST):

/ /

* Arrival Airline:

* Flight Number:

* Will your plane stop at any other airport in the United States before arriving in Chicago?

If YES, please write the name of the airport, airline, and flight number.

Yes

No

* Are any family members traveling with you to the United States?

If YES, please list their names and relationships to you:

Yes

No

* Do you also want us to pick them up from the airport?

Yes

No

If you do not arrive during the airport pick up times: If you arrive on a date or time of day when we do not offer airport pick-ups, you will need to arrange your own transportation from O’Hare or Midway airports.

In this case, we recommend that if you are traveling from O’Hare International Airport that you take the CTA train, BLUE LINE, which has a stop in the airport, to downtown Chicago, and exit at the WASHINGTON stop. Once you get off the WASHINGTON blue line stop, you will need to walk a couple of blocks to another train line stop with Metra Electric Line. This stop is known as either RANDOLPH or MILLENIUM station. Metra Electric Line will take you directly to University Park, Illinois, to within 5 minutes of the university. You can access train schedules for the train lines from their retrospective websites.

If you are traveling from Midway International Airport, we recommend that you take the CTA train, ORANGE LINE, which has a stop very close by the airport, to downtown Chicago, and exit at the Randolph and Wabash stop. Once you get off the RANDOLPH/WABASH stop, you will need to walk a couple of blocks to another train line stop with Metra Electric Line. This stop is known as either RANDOLPH or MILLENIUM station. Metra Electric Line will take you directly to University Park, Illinois, to within 5 minutes of the university. You can access train schedules for the train lines from their retrospective websites.

Governors State University provides transportation from the Metra Train stop in University Park to the university. Please click this link to get information on the shuttle service provided by Governors State University.

You may need transportation from the train station to the university or to wherever you may be living, an apartment, house, or with a friend. Listed below are a few taxi cab companies that you can call for a ride:

E Z Way Cab Company: (708) 758-3399

Riverdale Taxi LLC: (708) 288-5038

If you arrive at the airport when transportation is not available, you may decide to stay at a hotel in Chicago by the airport. Below are a couple of hotels in or by O’Hare International Airport:

NOTE: All of these hotels offer free 24-hour shuttle service to and from the airport

Housing Information

Governors State University now offers On-Campus University Housing. If you wish to live on-campus, please find all of the housing information available on the GSU housing website: www.govst.edu/housing. Please be sure to apply for housing before arriving in Chicago, to guarantee that there is a room available for you.

Hotel Information: It is important for you to make sure that you have a place to stay prior to your arrival in the United States. You will need to stay in a hotel if you have no other place to stay your first few nights. Hotel prices can vary greatly, ranging from less than $100 dollars to a few hundred dollars. Some of the local hotels may offer you a lower price if you tell them that you are a Governors State University student.

Other Information

If there is any other information that you think is important for us to know, please include it below.